Our 2018 Advocacy Agenda

We are advancing innovative, compassionate care for all

Providence St. Joseph Health is an enduring advocate for important health and social programs that contribute to the health of our communities. Our special focus on serving those who are poor and vulnerable compels us to work for a better and more just health care delivery system.

Our family of organizations seek to partner with lawmakers to improve the health of entire communities by advancing policies that support the best care models for the future – today.

Learn more about out priorities:

We believe that health care is a basic human right. When individuals and families have access to care, quality of life improves. It is vital to maintain coverage gains and to ensure the stability of health insurance markets. Across the seven states we serve, more than 20 million people depend on Medicaid alone.

We urge policymakers to:

Preserve and advance gains in health insurance coverage, especially for those who are poor and vulnerable, with a special emphasis on those who depend on Medicare and Medicaid, including Medicaid expansion.

We are pursuing innovative ways to transform health care by keeping people healthy, and making our services more convenient, accessible and affordable for all.

Lawmakers can be a partner in the future of health care with policy that will:

Continue transforming services in response to consumer need with special emphasis on digital platforms including telehealth, reducing cost of care, and flexibility to build partnerships that allow us to bring innovation to scale.

Pave the way for new care models that are digitally enabled to put patients at the center and don’t neglect vulnerable populations.

Support the growth of Medicare Advantage as a proven alternative payment model.

Our nation is facing a mental health crisis. More than 40 million adults have a mental health condition, and more than half go untreated. Incremental change is no longer enough, so we are creating new models and responses now.

We ask policymakers to partner with us and promote legislative solutions that will:

Integrate and improve access to mental health and substance use care with a focus on multi-disciplinary, community-based solutions.